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YMCA board to meet Thursday - March 12, 2019
The Board of Directors of the YMCA of Ponca City will hold a special meeting at noon Thursday at 811 East Grand Ave. The board's agenda begins with a request for an executive session with the YMCA'...
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Agents looking for missing inmate - March 12, 2019
ATOKA, Okla. -- Oklahoma Department of Corrections agents and security staff are searching for a man who walked away from the minimum-security Howard McLeod Correctional Center Monday night. At aroun...
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Utility trustees approve payment to Equity Bank for YMCA pool - March 12, 2019
The Ponca City Utility Authority trustees voted Monday night to approve paying nearly $1 million to Equity Bank to purchase the YMCA's ownership interest in the aquatic portion of the former Ponca Cit...
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Senate approves Pay for Success legislation - March 11, 2019
A program that began as a way to encourage private/public partnerships to divert women from prison is being expanded to all state agencies. The full Senate voted in favor of Senate Bill 210 on Mond...
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Construction begins on Ponca City Broadband utility - March 11, 2019
Construction of the outside plant for Ponca City Broadband became official today with the official groundbreaking of the outside plant for the phase 1 service area for the new utility. Klaasmeyer Con...
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Senate advances bill creating legislative watchdog office - March 11, 2019
OKLAHOMA CITY – The Oklahoma Senate on Monday overwhelmingly approved a bill from President Pro Tempore Greg Treat that creates a legislative watchdog office to provide both lawmakers and the genera...
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NOC Gala tickets available April 2 - March 11, 2019
TONKAWA -- Tickets for the 24th Annual NOC Gala go on sale Tuesday, April 2, at 9 a.m. The Gala is set for 7 p.m. Sunday, April 28, in the Kinzer Performing Arts Center at NOC Tonkawa, 1220 East G...
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NOC to honor distinguished alumni Todd Miller March 30 - March 11, 2019
TONKAWA -- Northern Oklahoma College alum Todd Miller will be inducted into the Northern Oklahoma College Distinguished Alumni Hall of Fame on Saturday, March 30. Miller, NOC Class of 1990, wil...
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Two from Caldwell cited for drugs after overtaking school bus - March 11, 2019
ARKANSAS CITY, Kan. — The Arkansas City Police Department cited two Caldwell residents Thursday for drug possession after they passed a school bus that was loading and unloading. Ryan Lambert, 23...
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Gomez pleads guilty to involuntary manslaughter - March 11, 2019
OKLAHOMA CITY – Sage Atheakee Gomez, 23, a member of the Ponca Tribe of Oklahoma, has pleaded guilty to involuntary manslaughter, announced Robert J. Troester of the U.S. Attorney’s Office. Acc...